Quite reasonably anger has flooded in the direction of Rupert Murdoch and his acolytes over the last few days. More will follow and rightly so ove the coming
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Only a fool would believe that these stress tests are adequate
Frances Coppola is a former banker. As she says of the latest round of Europan bank stress tests: The structural inadequacy of the EU test,
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You’re not serious!
As the FT notes: Only nine banks failed the long-running stress test carried out on 91 European banks, far fewer than analysts had predicted, in
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UK makes positive move to tax offshore gambling
From the Financial Times and the Guardian yesterday: Any gambling operator wanting to offer a bet and advertise their products in the UK will have to obtain
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We’re not meant to have economic crises in August
August is meant to be the quiet month of the year: the silly season when no news happens. I don’t think it’s going to be
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The Edge: Ireland has ‘no problem’ with U2 tax status
There’s a great article in The First Post Daily under the above headline. ‘The Edge’ – Bono’s best mate – has lashed out in the Baltimore Sun
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More from the stand-up economist
Game ‘is over’ for Crown Dependencies
From the Guernsey Press yesterday: THE three Crown Dependencies are in danger of going bankrupt, tax avoidance campaigner Richard Murphy claimed yesterday. His comments follow
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Note to the Isle of Man – I won’t be going away
There was extensive coverage in the Isle of Man yesterday on my comments on the new VAT deal for the island, made here on Tuesday.
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